Invitation-based Québec skilled selection through its four current streams.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ)
- 02Permanent residence
- 03Canadian citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
- Benefits
- A successful Québec selection can support a federal permanent-residence application after admissibility review.
- Eligibility
- Meet the relevant highly qualified, intermediate/manual, regulated-profession or exceptional-talent stream. Occupation, French and experience requirements vary by stream and invitation round.
- Requirements
- Declare the correct occupation and provide qualifications, experience and required French evidence. Regulated professions need the relevant recognition documents. An expression of interest is not an invitation.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ)
Invitation-based Québec skilled selection through its four current streams.
- 02
Permanent residence
Apply for federal permanent residence and pass the applicable admissibility checks. A provincial nomination is not the grant of permanent residence.
- 03
Canadian citizenship
As a permanent resident, accumulate at least 1,095 days of physical presence in the previous five years. Eligible pre-PR temporary days count as half-days, up to 365 days. Tax filing, language and citizenship-test requirements apply where required.
Citizenship is based on actual qualifying presence. Simply holding a Canadian permit or owning a business does not meet the residence test.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
